A permit is required for contractors to work in the City Right-of-Way at all times.  If a contractor is found working in the City Right-of-Way without a permit, they will be issued a Stop Work Order for Working Without a Permit.  This Stop Work Order includes a $600 fine.  The fine must be paid and the correct permit obtained before the Stop Work Order is lifted.

If the job is an after-hours or weekend emergency, the contractor should call Ogden City Engineering's Permit Team at 801-629-8990 or Engineering's Lead Inspector at 801-629-8992 and leave a message before work is started.  All emergency work within an area affected by a seasonal moratorium MUST have prior approval by the City Engineer!

If no notification about the emergency work has been made by the end of the next work day, the contractor will be subject to a fine and placed on a reduced permit restriction.  

"Activating" the permit makes it active in the Inspections system and assigns the appropriate inspection type to the job.  This is done by contacting the Engineering Permits team at 801-629-8990 or by using the Online Activation Form.  

• Permit should be activated at least 1-2 business days BEFORE work is to begin!
• Failure to Activate the permits may lead to restrictions or reductions in the amount of permitted work a contractor is allowed to do at any one time.

Immediately after Activating the permit, the contractor should contact their assigned Engineering Inspector to schedule an inspection. The contractor will schedule their inspection directly with the Engineering Inspector for Engineering permits.  The Inspector's name and contact information is found on the upper right-hand corner of the permit, directly under the permit number.  The Inspector will determine at what point he will need to meet with the contractor on-site, depending on the work being performed.

• Maintain good communication with your inspector throughout the duration of the job.  
• If any work is completed, buried, paved or concreted without the appropriate inspection, the contractor will be instructed to remove the material so that inspections may be completed.

See Inspections section for more information

It is the contractor's responsibility to know the engineering standards by which they will be performing work.  These can be found in the Documents & Links section.

It is recommended that the contractor photograph and/or film existing conditions at the job location, especially sidewalk, curb & gutter.  Any broken or damaged concrete at the job site will be the responsibility of the contractor to replace unless there is proof that the concrete was damaged previous to the work being done.  Often, this is covered in on-site pre-construction meetings as the contractor and inspector walk and inspect the site.

Job-Specific Information

Please refer to the following pages for more information regarding the types of work listed below:

• Directional Bore Work

• Fiber & Telecom Work

• Water, Sewer & Other (Non-Bore Work)

• Pavement & Moratorium